No political leader in the history of Sierra Leone has endured such sustained insults and character assassination as Julius Maada Bio, then as a candidate for his Sierra Leone People’s Party, the SLPP, and as President of Sierra Leone. The smear campaign and character assassination began within his own party when Bio sought to lead […]
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The 24th June elections will be Sierra Leone’s third election in which an incumbent government seeks a second-term mandate. It was President Ahmed Tejan-Kabbah who first sought a second-term mandate in 2002, followed by Ernest Bai Koroma in 2012 and now Julius Maada Bio in 2023. Neither President Ahmed Tejan-Kabbah nor Ernest Bai Koroma’s second-term
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United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in partnership with Doctors with Africa CUAMM has donated equipment vital to the training of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) and the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospitals Complex. The state-of-the-art equipment, which included laparoscopy and colposcopy machines, was provided with support from the Italian Agency for Development
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Another falsehood about Freetown and a misconception which has gained currency over time is the notion that only a Krio should be Mayor of Freetown. This is NOT true, and it is not a tradition.
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You may have heard of Sierra Leone as “the most dangerous place in the world to give birth.” No longer true: Deaths in pregnancy and childbirth have plunged 74 percent since 2000, according to United Nations figures. That arc is visible here in Sierra Leone, a country that remains heartbreakingly poor — yet where the risk of a
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One of the biggest events that occurred in the run-up to the 24 June 202 elections was the declaration of the well-known businessman Mohamed Gento Kamara to run for the office of Mayor of Freetown; under the ruling Sierra Leone’s People’s Party (SLPP). In his own words, Gento as he is popularly known came to
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Dr. Amie Fornah Sankoh has a lot to celebrate after becoming the first deaf Black woman to receive a Stem doctorate, according to Yahoo News. Born in Sierra Leone, Sankoh lost her hearing at the age of three. As a struggling elementary school student, he father sent her to the US to explore options to help cure
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By Mohammed Alhassan Abango and Leslie Casely-Hayford When President Salva Kiir announced the abolition of secondary school fees in South Sudan in February 2023, he was following several fellow African leaders. Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Zambia have all announced free secondary education policies in the last five years. Rwanda, Kenya and South Africa were early trendsetters in this regard. Despite
As part of his commitment to advancing shared values and exploring partnerships for the promotion of purposeful leadership and Pan-Africanism, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has made a symbolic visit to the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation in Abuja, Nigeria. The centre, established by friends, associates and members of the
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Sierra Leone is among 25 countries that have confirmed their participation in the qualifiers of the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (WOFT) before the live draw was conducted today Tuesday 30 May 2023 on CAF digital platforms. First-Round Fixtures: Bissau vs Benin, Guinea vs Ghana, Burkina Faso vs Mali, Cote d’Ivoire vs Sierra Leone, Namibia
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